First Results From the PROBA/CHRIS Hyperspectral/Multiangular Satellite System Over Land and Water Targets

The Project for On-Board Autonomy (PROBA) platform developed by the European Space Agency was launched on October 22, 2001. The instrument payload includes the Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS). The coupled system provides high spatial resolution hyperspectral/multiangular data, which represents a new-generation source of information for Earth observation purposes. The first results obtained from the preprocessing (noise removal and geometric/atmospheric correction) of two different datasets, collected over agricultural crops and inland waters, are presented in this letter. In situ measurements are used to assess the quality of the data and to validate the processing algorithms. The capabilities of this new kind of information for an improved analysis of the surface properties are shown, focusing on the advantages that the coupling between the spectral and the angular domains may have in future Earth observation systems.